Clostridioides difficile infection in US hospitals: a national inpatient sample study

Autor: Andrew Ofosu, Chris Lewis, Jonathan Lai, Madhavi Reddy, Gandhi Lanke, Khoi Paul Dang-Ho, Paul J. Fields, Amaninder Dhaliwal, Daryl Ramai, Ali Aamar, Emmanuel Ofori, James Gasperino, Mohamed Barakat
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 35:1929-1935
ISSN: 1432-1262
0179-1958
Popis: Hypervirulent strains of Clostridioides difficile have altered the landscape of hospital and community outbreaks. We aim to examine and compare spatiotemporal trends, incidence, hospital teaching status, mortality, and cost associated with hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (HCDI) and community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (CCDI). Retrospective cohorts were studied using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2006 to 2015. A total of 76,124 cases of HCDI and 190,641 cases of CCDI were identified within the study period. The incidence of HCDI decreased from 8555 in 2006 to 7191 in 2015. Mortality also decreased during the same period (5.9% in 2006 to 1.4% 2015, p
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